CN1018667B - Automatically operating valve for regulating water flow and faucet provided with said valve - Google Patents
Automatically operating valve for regulating water flow and faucet provided with said valveInfo
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An automatically operating valve for regulating water flow, especitially a mixing valve for automatically mixing hot water and cold water to obtain a mixed water of a desired temperature is disclosed. This automatically operating valve for regulating water flow or the mixing valve is characterized by employing piezoelectric actuators for operating valve body means thereof. Due to such a construction, the valve can not only fully close or open but also carries out the fine flow amount control by regulating the opening rate or angle of the valve body means. Especially in case the automatically operating valve is the mixing valve, the mixing ratio of hot water and cold water can be accurately regulated so that that the mixed water of a desired temperature can be always automatically obtained.
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The present invention relates to regulate the automatically operated mixing valve of current.
Common automatically operated mixing valve comprises several valve and several valves by the manipulation Electric Machine Control by electromagnetic driver control substantially.
According to the master signal or the drive output signal that obtain from sensor or control switch, the valve body of this valve is by electromagnetic driver or handle motor and handle and move toward or away from valve seat, so that close or open this valve automatically.
Yet the actuator of common mixing valve is made of electromagnetic driver or manipulation motor, so that can not obtain high-resolution by the valve body motion that this common actuator is handled.Thus, though can realize the simple keying of this valve, this valve is controlled water flow accurately.
Especially for the mixing valve that produces temperature required water, the application of such automatically operated mixing valve almost is impossible, or extremely difficult, because this need very fine regulate with mixing hot and cold water and obtain temperature required water the motion of valve body.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a kind of automatically operated mixing valve, this valve can overcome the above-mentioned shortcoming of common valve as the piezoelectric actuator of the drive unit of valve by use, in this valve, piezoelectric actuator is the opening degree and the angle of modulating valve fine, current can accurately be regulated like this, thus make mixing valve can be trickle and the mixed proportion of accurately regulating hot and cold water to produce temperature required water.
The automatically operated mixing valve of adjusting current of the present invention comprises: a) housing, it have a pair of channel system that becomes a mandarin, one single go out circulation road system and a pair of connected part that is arranged in housing, each connected part inside forms a valve seat respectively, the described channel system and go out the circulation road system and communicated with each other by described connected part of becoming a mandarin; B) a pair of valve body that operationally is arranged in the described housing, each valve body can towards or away from a corresponding valve seat motion, and can enter with corresponding valve seat and contact, flow through the current of a corresponding connected part with adjusting; C) be arranged on the actuator that is used to operate described a pair of valve body in the described housing; It is characterized in that: described automatically operated mixing valve links to each other with a position control valve, described position control valve comprises: a) one second housing, it has a single channel system that becomes a mandarin, a pair ofly goes out circulation road system and a pair of connected part that is positioned at this second housing, form a valve seat respectively in the connected part in each second housing, the channel system and go out the circulation road system and communicate with each other of becoming a mandarin of described second housing by the connected part in described second housing; B) a pair of valve body that operationally is arranged in described second housing, each valve body can towards or away from one in second housing corresponding valve seat motion, and can enter with a corresponding valve seat in second housing and contact, flow through the current of a corresponding connected part in second housing with adjusting; C) be arranged in second housing, be used to operate the actuator of described a pair of valve body; D) conduit system of the channel system that becomes a mandarin that goes out circulation road system and described position control valve of the described mixing valve of connection; Above-mentioned actuator all is a piezoelectric actuator.Each described piezoelectric actuator comprises the cylindrical shape piezoelectrics and the coaxial plug that is arranged in these piezoelectrics that are made of a plurality of annular piezoelectric elements, and described plug can be according to triggering axially reciprocating in described piezoelectrics of described piezoelectric element.Described plug also has a pair of end that contacts with a corresponding described valve body respectively.
In according to one embodiment of present invention, each valve body in mixing valve and the position control valve is made of barrier film.
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing the present invention is described in detail.
Fig. 1 is the sectional view of automatically operated valve of the present invention first embodiment's of having single valve body structure adjusting current;
Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 are the sectional views along Fig. 1 I-I cutting line and II-above-mentioned valve that the II cutting line is cut open;
Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 are the sectional views of remodeling of piezoelectric element that is used for this embodiment's valve;
Fig. 6 is the skeleton diagram of control gear that is used for this embodiment's valve;
Fig. 7 to Fig. 9 is the explanation view of expression piezoelectric actuator working method;
Figure 10 is the time plot of each piezoelectric element voltage applying mode of expression;
Figure 11 is the sectional view of automatically operated valve of adjusting current that the first embodiment of the invention of two valve body structures is housed;
Figure 12 is the enlarged partial view of above-mentioned valve;
Figure 13 is the skeleton diagram of control gear that is used for the valve of double body structure;
Figure 14 is the flow chart of the basic operation sequence of the above-mentioned valve of expression when being used as the mixing valve of mixing hot and cold water;
Figure 15 is the sectional view of automatically operated valve of first kind of remodeling of first embodiment;
Figure 16 is the sectional view of another improved automatically operated valve of first kind of remodeling of first embodiment;
Figure 17 is the sectional view of automatically operated valve of second kind of remodeling of first embodiment;
Figure 18 is the skeleton diagram that is used for the control gear of this third remodeling of valve;
Figure 18 A is the flow chart that expression is used for detecting the programmed sequence of operations that opens circuit or cut off the power supply;
Figure 19 is the sectional view of automatically operated valve of third and fourth kind of remodeling of first embodiment;
Figure 20 is the flow chart that expression detects another programmed sequence of operations that opens circuit or cut off the power supply;
Figure 21 is the skeleton diagram of the control gear of band water stop function and the 5th kind of remodeling that is used for automatically operated valve first embodiment;
Figure 22 is the perspective view of lavatory that the tap of the second embodiment of the present invention is housed, and has used the automatically operated valve that is used for controlled water flow in this tap;
Figure 23 is the sectional view of the tap of the leading internal structure of expression;
Figure 24 is the sectional view along Figure 23 III-above-mentioned automatically operated valve that the III cutting line is cut open;
Figure 25 is the side view from line IV-above-mentioned automatically operated valve that the IV direction is seen of Figure 23;
Figure 26 is the explanatory diagram of tap of a kind of remodeling of this embodiment;
Figure 27 is the skeleton diagram of leading control gear;
Figure 28 is equipped with to be used for the sectional view of automatic water supply system of third embodiment of the invention of automatically operated valve of controlled water flow;
Figure 29 is the skeleton diagram that is used for the control gear of automatic water supply system.
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing the automatically operated valve of adjusting current of the present invention and water tap that this valve is housed are elaborated.
First embodiment:
Fig. 1 expresses the automatically operated valve of the adjusting current of single valve body structure.Label 10 expression box-shaped shells, housing 10 has the L shaped sleeve 11 of both ends open on the one sidewall.L shaped sleeve 11 is inner to be constituted one and L shapedly goes into circulation road 12, and going into circulation road 12 has an inner opening 12b who is connected with barrier film operating cavity 14.
The L jacket tube 15 that both ends open is arranged on No. 10 one sidewalls of housing.It is symmetrical that these sleeve 15 phase counter septums 16 are close to above-mentioned L shaped sleeve 11.In L shaped sleeve 15, form circulation road 17.Passage 17 has opening 17a that is communicated with subsidiary conduit 18 and the inner opening 17b that is communicated with barrier film operating cavity 14.
On the inner opening part of L shaped sleeve 15, form valve seat 19.The valve body 20 that barrier film constitutes can contact with the inner opening 17b that closes out circulation road 17 with valve seat 19 and can also remove from the inner opening 17b of passage 17.
Valve body 20 has one to make bullport 10a that passage 17 is communicated with operating cavity 14 and one make operating cavity 14 and go into the overflow hole 10b that circulation road 12 is communicated with.
On part, fix a piezoelectric actuator A adjacent to the housing 10 of operating cavity 14.
As shown in Figure 1, piezoelectric actuator A comprises a cylindrical shape actuator casing C, and this housing has antetheca a and rear wall b, but is provided with plug d and three piezoelectric element e coaxially in actuator casing C, f, g axially reciprocating.These piezoelectric elements are around the coaxial setting of excircle of plug d.
In said structure, the top that plug d has telescopically to contact with the ear end face of valve body 20.Three piezoelectric element e, f, g constitutes piezoelectric element B.These piezoelectric elements are made by this way: they shrink when pulsed voltage is provided.
Therefore, when pulsed voltage was provided, a pair of clamping piezoelectric element e, f shrink to clamp plug d, and when not providing voltage, and the clamping of plug is released.
When not providing voltage, stroke piezoelectric element g is in along plug and stretches the dress attitude, and when voltage was provided, piezoelectric element g shrank and also shortens whole axial length.
To each piezoelectric element e, f, g provide the order of voltage, just can make plug d in the axial direction to-and-fro motion by control, will describe in detail below this point.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, make clamping piezoelectric element e, f by coaxial assembling or around the plug d with Bond a plurality of coaxial thin cover shape piezo-electric sheets that bond.In clamping piezoelectric element e, f, each piezo-electric sheet side and outside within it has electrode.
According to this structure, when pulsed voltage being provided for each piezo-electric sheet, this piezo-electric sheet radial contraction and also all radially shrink so that clamping plug d at last by piezoelectric element e, f that these piezo-electric sheets are formed.
As shown in figs. 1 and 3, make stroke piezoelectric element g by coaxial assembling or around the plug with Bond a plurality of coaxial thin ring piezoelectric sheets that bond.In this element g, each piezo-electric sheet within it, have electrode on the excircle.
According to this structure, when providing pulsed voltage to piezo-electric sheet, the piezoelectric element g that piezo-electric sheet is formed along the plug axial shrinkage and by these piezo-electric sheets is axial shrinkage also.
Piezo-electric sheet is piezoelectric constant preferably.This piezoelectric constant is by ABO
3The ferroelectrics of perovskite type crystal structure (strong dielectric) is as PZT (Pb(Zr, Ti) O
3), PLZT (Pb, La(Zr, Ti) O
3) and three kinds of compositions system of other fundamental composition PZT form.
In Fig. 1, label h represents elastic element, and as the circular cone cup spring, it is used for bias voltage ground piezoelectric element e, and f, g are pressed to antetheca a so that make piezoelectric element e, f, and g forms a whole assembly.
Though this piezoelectric element e, f, g has ring, and they also can be with the rectangle formation or by a plurality of fan-shaped composition the shown in Figure 4 and 5.
In Fig. 1, label 21,22 expressions have the Sealing of U-shaped cross section or y-shaped cross-section.The sealing part is used for improving the sealing of piezoelectric actuator to water.
Because plug d is often by piezoelectric element e, f, g clamps also and is subjected to very galling, so plug preferably is made of such bar: this bar has low coefficient of linear expansion, high hardness, high elastic modulus, high anti-deformation, high wear resistance and good processing properties.The bar that pottery is made can be used as plug d.
Represented to be used for controlling the control gear C of actuator A operation in Fig. 6, control gear C comprises a microprocessor r, input interface s, output interface t and storage u.Store in the storage and be used for driving piezoelectric element e, the program of f and stroke piezoelectric element g of clamping.Actuator operated push-button switch v is connected to input interface s and piezoelectric actuator A is connected to output interface t through drive circuit DC.
By the piezoelectric element e of drive circuit DC with drive pressure electric actuator A, f, the voltage of g supplies to piezoelectric element e, f, g from power source PS.
Regulate the operational circumstances of the automatically operated valve of current below in conjunction with accompanying drawing 7 to 10 explanations.
When the operator presses the actuator control knob switch v(Fig. 6 that is contained on the control panel W) time, output signal passes to control gear C.Along with this output signal, control gear D accesses to be used for driving from storage u and clamps piezoelectric element e, and the program of f and stroke piezoelectric element g is also pressed said procedure and given piezoelectric element e by drive circuit DC, f, and g provides pulsed voltage.
As shown in Figure 7, in the phase I, pulsed voltage does not also offer and clamps piezoelectric element g, and plug d keeps clamped state like this, and pulsed voltage offers and clamps piezoelectric element e and loosen to cause this element e contraction and plug is become by clamped condition.
Sequentially, as shown in Figure 8, pulsed voltage offers stroke piezoelectric element g and shrinks one section distance corresponding to the pulsed voltage size that gives element g to cause this element g.And also as element g, move a segment distance in the same direction by the plug d that clamps piezoelectric element f clamping.
Then, as shown in Figure 9, pulsed voltage offers clamping piezoelectric element f makes piezoelectric element f shrink the clamping force of removing plug d.The pulsed voltage that offers stroke piezoelectric element g stops so that element g is extended along the direction of arrow.
Figure 10 represents to provide the mode of voltage to each piezoelectric element e, f, g.
The aforesaid operations process can repeat automatically so that plug d as worm with the order of magnitude of μ m/ stroke forward or towards the rear to moving.Therefore, the aperture of valve body 20 or opening angle can trickle adjustment so that current can accurately be regulated.
In the aforesaid operations process, because the motion of valve body 20 is to be so little by amount of movement that pulsed voltage realizes and each pulse plug being provided for the clamping be made up of a plurality of piezo-electric sheets and stroke piezoelectric element e, f, g, so the aperture or the opening angle mobile, valve of valve body 20 can tricklely be adjusted, flow also can fine adjustments like this.
As mentioned above, the automatically operated valve of adjusting current with this embodiment of single valve body structure has following advantage.
1. because by piezoelectric actuator A mobile valve 20, so valve body 20 can move forward or backward corresponding to the order of magnitude of pulsed voltage size with μ m/ stroke, valve can fine be regulated current like this.
2. because pass through piezoelectric actuator A mobile valve 20 fine, so just there is no need by the requisite retarder of common valve of handling motor operation, this valve becomes compact like this.
3. because valve body 20 is made by barrier film, so promoting valve body 20 necessary driving forces, mobile plug d can reduce to minimum, ten minutes power saving like this.
4. because valve body 20 moves by piezoelectric actuator A straight line, so just there is no need by indispensable the rotatablely moving of common valve-straight-line switching mechanism of handling Electric Machine Control, this makes this valve become compacter.
Figure 11 and 12 expressions have the automatically operated valve of the adjusting current of double body structure.
Go into circulation road 63,64 respectively as the cold water channel and the hot water channel of the mixing valve of the water that is used for obtaining required water temperature.Go into circulation road 63,64 opening 63a, the 64a that is communicated with respectively with cold feed pipe 55 and hot water service pipe 66 arranged.Go into circulation road 63,64 inner opening 63b, 64b are arranged.This two opening is connected with the operating cavity 67,68 that forms on the end of housing respectively.
The T-socket 69 that both ends open is arranged on another sidewall of housing.Sleeve 69 forms circulation road 70 within it, goes out the passage that circulation road 70 is used as the mixing water in the mixing valve.
Go out circulation road 70 opening 70a that is communicated with mixed conduit 71 and opening 70b, the 70c that is connected with operating cavity 67,68 are arranged.
On the open part of the interior bifurcated of T-socket 69, form a pair of valve seat 72,73.The a pair of valve body of being made by barrier film 74,75 can contact so that close opening 70b, 70c with valve seat 72,73.This can also shrink valve body and break away from valve seat 72,73 to open out opening 70b, the 70c of circulation road 70.
Fix a pair of piezoelectric actuator A-1, A-1 respectively at the two ends of housing 60.
As shown in figure 11, the structure of piezoelectric actuator A-1 and piezoelectric actuator A shown in Figure 1 are basic identical.
Figure 13 represents to be used to control the control gear C-1 of piezoelectric actuator A-1, A-1.Except that following array structure, the structure of the control gear C of the piezoelectric actuator A of the structure of control gear C-1 and the valve that is used to control single valve body shown in Figure 1 is basic identical.
Except that actuator control knob switch V, Temperature Detector 80 is connected to input interface S, and is used as the actuator A-1 that regulates cold and hot current respectively, and A-1 is connected to output interface t.
The autocontrol valve of operating above-mentioned adjusting current below in conjunction with flowchart text shown in Figure 13 is with the method for the mixing water that obtains required water temperature.
In the phase I of operation, set up the predetermined temperature required value Ts(1001 of button) by the temperature on the operation control panel W.
Control gear carries out proportion integration differentiation (PID) control (1003) and control signal is sent to the piezoelectric actuator A-1 that is respectively applied for the cold and hot current of adjusting, the drive unit of A-1 according to the difference △ t between temperature T s and Tm.
Therefore, valve body 74,75 can be opened or closed respectively, and with required mixed proportion mixing hot and cold current.
In the aforesaid operations process, because by piezoelectric actuator A-1, A-1 control valve body 74,75, pulsed voltage offers piezoelectric element e, f, g in proper order by the illustrated mode of operation of Fig. 7 to 8.Like this, the mixed proportion of hot and cold water can accurately be adjusted so that obtain the mixing water of required water temperature.
In the above-described embodiments, be that mixing valve as mixing hot and cold water describes though regulate the automatically operated valve of current,, the automatically operated valve of these adjustings current also can be used for other technical field, as being used as the water (flow) direction control valve.This water (flow) direction control valve is used for a plurality ofly going out circulation road current being changed to another direction from a direction through what housing one end single went into the circulation road and the housing the other end.
As mentioned above, the automatically operated valve with adjusting current of double body structure has following advantage:
1. owing to utilizing piezoelectric actuator A-1, A-1 mobile valve 74,75, so valve body 74,75 can be mobile forward or backward with the order of magnitude of μ m/ stroke corresponding to the size of the pulsed voltage that offers piezoelectric element g.
2. owing to utilizing piezoelectric actuator A-1, A-1 to make valve body 74,75 fine motions, just dispensable by the necessary speed reducer of common valve of handling Electric Machine Control like this, make this valve compactness thus.
3. because valve body 74,75 is made of barrier film, mobile plug can be reduced to minimum to promote valve body 74,75 necessary driving forces, saves electric power thus significantly.
4. since valve body 74,75 move point-blank by piezoelectric actuator A, so just do not need not provide conventional valve essential by rotatablely moving-straight-line switching mechanism that motor is handled, thereby make this valve arrangement compactness.
Several preferred remodeling of automatically operated valve of the above-mentioned adjusting current of 15 to 21 explanations with reference to the accompanying drawings below.
Remodeling 1:
As shown in figure 15, the embodiment with valve shown in Figure 10 is identical basically to regulate the structure of automatically operated valve of current in remodeling being used in 1, and just the structure of piezoelectric actuator is slightly different.
That is, in Figure 15, label K represents a spring storage chamber, and this chamber is arranged on the outer surface of the rear wall b of actuator casing C, is provided with a pair of spring supporting plate l in the K of chamber, m, and a pressure spring P is contained between two spring supporting plate l, the m.
Spring supporting plate l is connected with plug d is whole, and spring supporting plate m links to each other with thread spindle O, and this thread spindle is screwed among the supplemental wall n that is attached on the rear wall b.
Because this structure, when plug d was in relaxation state, plug d was moved to a waiting position, as is in foremost position, so that utilize the biasing force of pressure spring P that valve cuts out fully.
The biasing force of pressure spring P can easily be adjusted by changing the distance between spring supporting plate l, m, and the change of above-mentioned distance realizes by turn thread spindle O.
The control gear C-1 that is shown in the operation that is used for control valve of Figure 13 can be used for the valve of this remodeling equally.
But, piezoelectric element e, the f of this remodeling be with embodiment illustrated in fig. 11 in the antipodal mode of piezoelectric element e, f activate.
That is, when no pulse voltage is supplied with, clamp piezoelectric element e, f and shrink, therefore can not provide clamping force to plug; And when supplying with pulsed voltage, clamp piezoelectric element e, f expansion, thereby clamp plug d.
Therefore, when not having pulsed voltage to offer any clamping piezoelectric element e, f, the clamping force that imposes on plug d is just removed fully, therefore shifts plug d onto foremost position by means of the biasing force of pressure spring P, thereby valve cuts out fully.
The operational circumstances that adopts the valve of this remodeling to obtain temperature required mixing water below in conjunction with 15 pairs in accompanying drawing describes.
Valve as shown in figure 13 is such, temperature value Tm is input among the control gear C-1, and control gear C-1 carries out PID control and operation signal is sent to the piezoelectric actuator A-2 that is used to regulate hot and cold current, the driver of A-2 respectively according to the temperature difference △ t of temperature T s and Tm.
Therefore, valve body 74,75 opens or closes independently of each other, and hot and cold current are mixed with required proportions of ingredients.
In aforesaid operations, because valve body 74,75 is handled by piezoelectric actuator A-2, A-2, and according to providing pulsed voltage to piezoelectric element e, f in order in conjunction with the operating procedure that Fig. 7-Fig. 9 set forth, therefore just can trickle and accurately regulate hot water or cold water's proportions of ingredients, thereby obtain temperature required mixing water.
In addition, even when the electric power accidental interruption, plug d also can be released and move to foremost position so that with the valve complete closed under the partial pressure of pressure spring P, thereby has prevented owing to water continuously outflows the waste that causes.
Figure 16 shows a kind of improved form of this remodeling embodiment's automatically operated valve, and wherein piezoelectric actuator A-3, A-3 structurally improve.
In Figure 16, piezoelectric element e, the f, the g that constitute the major component of piezoelectric actuator A-3, A-3 are installed among the actuator casing C, stroke piezoelectric element g has a core, and this part is connected on the inwall of housing C by a bearing support H and a pair of supporting arm H-1, H-1.
The approach end of supporting arm H-1, H-1 links to each other with the two ends of stroke piezoelectric element g, has the approach end on the end that is connected to supporting arm H-1, H-1 and clamp piezoelectric element e, f.
In Figure 16, label q represents to be arranged on the brake shoe between the outer surface of supporting arm H-1, H-1 end and plug d, and this brake shoe q has sufficient friction and abrasion strength, so that clamping plug d to piezoelectric element e, when f provides pulsed voltage.
Because this structure makes this improved form compare with valve shown in Figure 15 and has following attendant advantages:
1. owing to piezoelectric element e, f, g are installed among the actuator casing C by bearing support H and supporting arm H-1, H-1, so prevented the direct contact between piezoelectric element and the housing C.Therefore, piezoelectric element e, f, g can be out of shape fully, thereby have increased clamping piezoelectric element e, the clamping force of f generation and the move distance of stroke piezoelectric element g greatly.In addition, owing to the clamping force and the stroke power that are applied directly on the actuator casing C have been eliminated.So housing C can use gossamery made, thereby make the compact structure, in light weight of piezoelectric actuator A-3, A-3.
2. in this improved form, stroke piezoelectric element g and clamp piezoelectric element e, f and make by with Bond the piezo-electric sheet of a plurality of concentric circle annulars being bondd around plug d wherein has electrode on the inside and outside periphery of each piezo-electric sheet.Therefore, the operation that can easily bond, thus cause the manufacture cost of piezoelectric actuator A-3, A-3 to descend.In addition, also prevented coming off of piezo-electric sheet.
Clamping piezoelectric element e, f shown in Figure 2 produce circumference stress between piezo-electric sheet, this makes the adhesion strength of Bond descend and the piezo-electric sheet obscission takes place.
Remodeling 2:
As shown in figure 17, structure and the embodiment's shown in Figure 11 valve that being used to of this remodeling 2 regulated the automatically operated valve of current is identical basically, and just the structure of piezoelectric actuator A-4, A-4 is slightly different.
That is, in this remodeling, plug d is made into a hollow cylindrical part, and is provided with a core head 82 by spring P-1 bias voltage.
More particularly, the cylindrical shape plug is to be arranged on coaxially among the cylindrical shape actuator casing C that its two ends have antetheca a and rear wall b respectively, and can axially to-and-fro motion in housing C.
The front end of plug d has a ring end wall 81, and a central opening 83 is arranged on it, and core head 82 passes from this opening.
Core head 82 is made up of a small diameter portion 82a and a major diameter part 82b, wherein small diameter portion 82a passes opening 83 and stretches to valve body 74,75, and major diameter part 82b is slidably disposed among the plug d, and major diameter part 82b can contact with the ring end wall 81 of plug d.
Be provided with spring P-1 in plug d, the two ends of spring P-1 are supported by the major diameter part 82b of core head 82 and the rear wall b of actuator casing C respectively.
Because this structure, core head 82 all the time by spring P-1 towards the place ahead bias voltage, and force the major diameter part 82b on it to contact with the ring end wall 81 of plug d.
Set forth the mode of operation of the plug d with said structure below.When plug d was forwards mobile, the core head 82 that is biased into by spring P-1 on the ring end wall 81 of plug d also moved forward identical distance.
On the other hand, when plug d retreated, the ring end wall 81 of plug d contacted with the major diameter part 82b of core head 82, thereby core head 82 and plug d are retreated together.
In addition, when the pulsed voltage accidental interruption that provides to piezoelectric element e, f, g (for example outage), clamping force disappears, owing to the effect of the biasing force of spring P-1, P-1 makes plug d and core head 82 move forward together.
Therefore, valve body 74,75 contacts with valve seat 72,73, and then valve has cut off hot and cold current fully, thereby has prevented owing to water continuously outflows the waste that causes.
In addition, together move forward to along with the plug d that orders about by piezoelectric element with after valve body 74,75 contacts at core head 82,82, even plug d travels forward again, valve body 74,75 also only bears the biasing force of spring P-1, P-1, and this power is much smaller than the actuation force that is produced by stroke piezoelectric element g.Therefore, just can prevent of the infringement of this impact force effectively to valve body 74,75.
Remodeling 3:
As shown in figure 18, this remodeling is characterised in that: the control gear C-2 that controls a pair of piezoelectric actuator A-5, A-5 operation, be equipped with one and be used to detect the circuit POD of powering-off state of electric power that supply company is received the drive circuit DS of piezoelectric actuator A-5, A-5, under the situation of outage, also can make piezoelectric actuator A-5, A-5 activate reliably or operate even make.
The structure of control gear C-2 and the piezoelectric actuator A-1 that is used to control binary valve shown in Figure 10, the control gear C-1 of A-1 is identical basically, just some difference on following structure.
That is, in control gear C-2, be used to detect outage or the circuit POD that opens circuit is inserted between the input interface S of power supply circuits 90 and microprocessor r.In addition, control gear C-2 has reserve battery BB(also can adopt spare capacitor), it is used for to control gear C-2 and drive circuit DS power supply.When from the power cut of power ps, circuit POD and battery BB begin to enable, and microprocessor r and drive circuit DS are remained in operation according to program, are fully closed until valve.
The flowsheet of explanatory drawing 18A in more detail below.When power cut (1010), circuit POD and battery BB enable (1011), make piezoelectric driving circuit DC running so that discharge the voltage (1012) that is fed to piezoelectric element e, f, g.Therefore, the clamping force of piezoelectric element e, f, g discharges (1013), thereby plug d for example closes valve (1014) and stops water outflow (1015) to the direction motion of cut-off valve under the effect of spring.
In this remodeling, clamp piezoelectric element e, f and be designed to when they just clamp plug d when they provide pulsed voltage.Foregoing circuit POD is also applicable to piezoelectric actuator A-5, A-5, and these two piezoelectric actuators all have clamping piezoelectric element e, f respectively, clamp piezoelectric element e, f and are designed to when they just do not clamp plug d when they provide pulsed voltage.
In Figure 19, a kind of piezoelectric actuator A-5 that has is disclosed, the automatically operated valve of the adjusting current that belong to remodeling 3 of A-5.The structure of this valve is identical with embodiment's shown in Figure 11 valve basically, and just the structure of piezoelectric actuator A-5, A-5 is slightly different.
That is, as shown in figure 19, each piezoelectric actuator A-5 has a manual plug advancement mechanism X, and shown in the figure is resilient manual plug forwarding button on a kind of core that is installed in rear wall b.
When pressing manual plug advancement mechanism X when press...withing one's finger, plug advancement mechanism X protrudes forward and contact with the ear end face of plug d, and then overcomes the clamping force that is applied on the plug d by clamping piezoelectric element e, f plug d is promoted forward.
Therefore, when making the valve shut-down operation that is in opening state, just can valve cut out fully by pushing manual plug advancement mechanism X owing to meet accident (as sudden power).
Mode of operation below in conjunction with operating process block diagram illustrations valve shown in Figure 20.When power cut (1020), circuit POD enables (1021), makes piezoelectric driving circuit DC work so that discharge the voltage (1022) that supplies to piezoelectric element e, f, g.Therefore, piezoelectric element e, f, g are turned off and clamp piezoelectric element e, f and clamp plug d(1023).Then, valve cuts out fully (1024) (1025) by pushing manual plug advancement mechanism X.In aforesaid operations, circuit POD and drive circuit DC are also powered by reserve battery BB.
When to clamping piezoelectric element e, when f provides pulsed voltage, just plug can being installed among piezoelectric actuator A-5, the A-5.
Remodeling 4:
As shown in figure 19, this remodeling is characterised in that, there is a small diameter portion q-1 on the top of plug, makes the top end surface that bears hydraulic pressure on the plug d long-pending as far as possible little thus.
Because this structure, between the whole period of energization of piezoelectric actuator A-5, A-5, the impact energy that is acted on the plug d by the water of being regulated is reduced to minimum.That is, there is the impact force (water pressure) of adverse effect can be reduced to minimum, makes the motion of piezoelectric actuator can pass to plug d exactly, thereby can control accurately the motion of valve body 74,75 to the motion of plug d.
Remodeling 5:
This remodeling is characterised in that: added the operating mode that blocks water in the operation operating mode of remodeling 2 described valves.
That is, as shown in figure 21, the control gear C-3 that is applied to the valve of this remodeling 5 has block water an operating mode testing circuit SMD and the push-button switch 91 that discharges water.A hand detector 92 of surveying staff links to each other with the input interface S of control gear 3 with the push-button switch 93 that blocks water.
Because this structure, when pushing when discharging water push-button switch 91, control gear C-3 allows power supply or drive circuit to piezoelectric actuator A-6, and A-6 transmits pulsed voltage, so that valve is opened.As long as maintained switch 91 is in pressed state always, just constantly provide pulsed voltage to piezoelectric actuator A-6, A-6; And when switch 91 resets disconnection, just stop to supply with pulsed voltage to piezoelectric actuator.
Therefore, be in time of on positi, just can regulate waterdrainage amount by the setting push-button switch 91 that discharges water.
Simultaneously, survey when in one's hands, will emit the water of prearranging quatity when the hand detector.
On the other hand, after pressing cock of water drain 91 and making it to connect, when hand detector 92 adversarys' detection finishes or scheduled time when covering, the operating mode testing circuit SMD that blocks water among the control gear C-3 just detects the operating mode and allow control gear C-3 send signal of blocking water, so that discharge the voltage that offers piezoelectric element e, f, g respectively.Therefore, the clamping force that is applied on the plug d is disengaged.Thereby plug d just automatically moves forward under the effect of the biasing force of spring P-1 valve cuts out.
As mentioned above, in this remodeling, because the operation of cut-off valve is undertaken by spring P-1, so determine with the position that water cuts off fully it is irrelevant with the serviceability of control gear C-3, if therefore the sequence of operation of valve is to carry out layout with the above-mentioned position that blocks water as initial state, plug d just can calibrate at each operating position that blocks water fully corresponding to the operating position of the number of drive pulses of control gear C-3 counting so.
Therefore, after the operation that blocks water, the motion of plug d just can have been controlled by control gear C-3 again exactly.
That is to say, after the calibration or the operation that blocks water, when with the pulsed voltage (it is relevant with the pass degree of valve) of required ordinal number when supplying to piezoelectric element e, f, g, valve body 20 just can be easily and accurately is moved to a predetermined valve position of opening, thereby the temperature of mixing water is controlled.
According to this remodeling, valve body 20 is all the time by towards the position bias voltage that blocks water, and when clamping force was removed, valve body 20 just moved forward until closing valve seat 19 fully.
Therefore this remodeling has following advantage:
1. piezoelectric actuator is like this design and control: when drive unit not when actuator provides driving voltage, clamping force on the plug d or valve body 20 are released.Therefore, can voltage be provided and valve cuts out to piezoelectric actuator by stopping with the location independent ground of valve body and barrier film.
The elasticity or the biasing force that 2. can not surpass spring P-1 owing to the power on the valve seat 72,73 that is applied to valve body 74,75, thereby avoided effectively on valve body 74,75 and valve seat 72,73 or barrier film, applying excessive power or stress, and then can prevent these parts damages.
3. because the position that blocks water fully is mechanically to be determined by the biasing force of spring P-1, therefore just do not need to be provided with a kind of detector that valve body arrives the position that blocks water fully that detects, the control program of valve also has been simplified simultaneously.
4. owing to the position that blocks water that stops current fully is mechanically to be determined by the biasing force of spring P-1.The position can be configured to initial position so block water fully, and the position of the valve body that is calculated by control gear C-3 can be at each position correction that blocks water.Therefore, the positional error that is accumulated between the period of energization of piezoelectric element e, f, g can be calibrated or eliminate, so just the position of control valve body exactly.
Second embodiment:
Present embodiment relates to is a kind of water tap F that is used to regulate the automatically operated valve of current at the sort of described in first embodiment that is equipped with.
In Figure 22, show washbowl (wash-basin) W that water tap F is housed.
As shown in the figure, water tap F is installed on the rear portion end face 110a of washbowl 110, and washbowl is by Wash Units 111 supportings.
Figure 23 and 24 shows the internal structure of water tap F, and label 120 expression faucet bodies wherein, cock body 120 comprise the cylindrical shape of a vertical base part 120a and the inclination part 120b that discharges water.The lower end of the part that discharges water 120b links to each other with vertical base part 120a is whole, and its upper end turns forward with respect to vertical base part 120a.
In the base part 120a of cock body 120, hot water or cold water's mixing valve M is housed.
The structure of mixing valve M (following also will describe in detail) is such: Cold water supply pipe 121 and hot water supply pipe 122 are linked the side that becomes a mandarin of mixing valve M, mixing valve M go out to flow the opening end 124b that side is connecting circulation road 124, the top that goes out circulation road 124 simultaneously links to each other with dewatering outlet 123.
Can easily understand from Figure 23, the part 120b that discharges water of the inclination of cock body 120 is separated by dividing plate 140, goes out circulation road 124 and a watertight (waterproof) cavity N to constitute one, and control gear C-4 just is contained in the middle part of cavity N.
That is, in watertight cavity N, control gear C-4 and the control panel E, the G fix in position that are used for transmitting control signal to control gear C-4.
By this way, according to present embodiment,, can be reduced to minimum so be used to install the requisite space of water tap F because mixing valve M and control gear C-4 be contained in the cock body 120 to overall compact.And the space of room (as the toilet) can be effectively utilized, and the required electric wire that is used to handle water tap F is simultaneously also laid easily.
In addition, because mixing valve M is the lower end that is contained in cock body 120, so improved the stability of water tap F.
In addition, because hot water or cold water's mixing is to carry out in the lower end of cock body 120, therefore just can limit one and sufficiently longly go out circulation road 124 between mixing valve M and dewatering outlet 123, the hot water or cold water can fully mix in going out circulation road 124 like this, thereby emits temperature required water.
Although mixing valve M, control gear C-4 and control panel E, G can have any suitable structure according to installation site and other condition of water tap F, in this embodiment, they have following preferred structure.
The structure of mixing valve M at first is described, in Figure 24, label 130,131 expression is a pair of goes into circulation road, and they are formed on the both sides of lower end of the vertical base part 120a of cock body 120.
Go into circulation road 130,131 and be respectively applied for Cold water supply passage and hot water supply passage, and their lower ending opening links to each other with hot water supply passage 122 with Cold water supply passage 121 respectively.
On the other hand, the upper end open of going into circulation road 130,131 is communicated with a pair of chamber 132,133 respectively, and this is molded over the place, two side of the vertical base part 120a of cock body 120 respectively to chamber.
Middle part at the vertical base part 120a of cock body 120 has formed a T shape passage 134.
T shape passage is used for the hybrid channel of mixing valve M, it have one with go out the bifurcated opening that outer openings 134a that circulation road 124 is communicated with and a pair of and above-mentioned a pair of chamber 132,133 are communicated with.
In addition, at the bifurcated opening of T shape passage 134, be provided with a pair of valve seat 135,136 accordingly.The a pair of valve body of being made by barrier film 137,138 is contained among the vertical base part 120a of cock body 120, and can be along horizontal motion perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of base part 120a, and valve body 137,138 can contact with valve seat 135,136, so that close or open mixing valve M.
On the two side of the vertical base part 120a of cock body 120, a pair of piezoelectric actuator A-7, A-7 are installed, as shown in figure 24.The structure of these piezoelectric actuators A-7, A-7 is identical with piezoelectric actuator A-5, the A-5 shown in those Figure 18 basically.
That is, each piezoelectric actuator A-7 has a manual plug advancement mechanism X, and in the drawings, the X of this mechanism is represented as a manual plug forwarding button that is installed in the middle part of rear wall b.
Therefore, when make owing to meet accident (for example sudden power) be in opening state be used to regulate the automatically operated valve shut-down operation of current the time, just valve can cut out fully (this point is consistent with the explanation to first embodiment's remodeling 4 before) by pushing manual plug advancement mechanism X.
In addition, in Figure 26, piezoelectric actuator A-7, A-7 are represented as piezoelectric actuator A-8, A-8.The actuating situation of piezoelectric actuator A-8, A-8 is such: when not to piezoelectric element e, f, g supply pulsed voltage, plug d is not subjected to the clamping force effect, is arranged on pressure spring Y between the rear wall b of C of the rear end of plug d and actuator casing all the time with the direction bias voltage of plug d towards cut-off valve.
Because this structure, when the incident of meeting accident (as outage), act on that clamping force on the plug d is eliminated and plug d is pushed away forward, thereby valve cuts out fully.
Describe to the control gear C-4 of control piezoelectric actuator A-7, A-7 among the part 120b that discharges water that is arranged on cock body 120 with to control panel E, the G of control gear C-4 transmission control signal below.
As shown in figure 23, the printed circuit board (PCB) 150 with flexibility is arranged among the cavity N that is installed in control gear, and control gear C-4 is installed on the printed circuit board (PCB) 150.
The following describes the structure of control panel E, control panel E consists essentially of the touch switch on the top end surface of a plurality of part 120b that discharge water that are installed in inclination.
Promptly, as shown in figure 25, on the top that is arranged on the part 120b that discharges water and be positioned on the inclined wall 152 above the switch installing zone 151, a plurality of touch switchs are installed, set up switch 154 and a mixed traffic setting switch 155 comprising 153, one mixing temperatures of a power switch.
By handling touch switch 153,154 and 155.Utilize control gear C-4 control mixing valve M operation, just can be from the dewatering outlet 123 mixing waters of emitting temperature required and required flow.
On the inclined wall 152 that touch switch 153,154 and 155 are housed, also be bonded with the operation indicator board 156(that makes by elastic sheet as shown in figure 23) so that the user who makes water tap F is by reading the operation indication on the plate 156 and can handling touch switch 153,154 and 155 exactly.
Control panel G is arranged on the lower, outer perimeter wall of the part 120b that discharges water of inclination and near dewatering outlet 123.Control panel G comprises the detector installing sleeve 160 and the hand detector 161 that is contained on the detector installing sleeve 160 that are integrally formed on the part 120b that discharges water.Because this structure, when the user reaches the below of dewatering outlet 123 with hand, send testing signal and send this signal to control gear C-4 after 161 detections of hand detector are in one's hands, control gear C-4 sends a control signal according to this testing signal to piezoelectric actuator A-7, A-7, so that in the situation of carrying out temperature and the flow control operation that begins to discharge water.
A kind of compound optically focused detector (dual-type light focusing sensor) can be used as hand detector 161.
In Figure 23, Temperature Detector of label 170 expressions, the Detecting element of detector 170 stretches to the end of circulation road 124.Water proof cover of label 171 expressions.
According to said structure, Temperature Detector 170 detects the temperature T m of mixing water, and control gear C-4 sets up the temperature difference between the temperature T s that switch 154 be scheduled to according to temperature T m with by temperature and carries out PID and control, and control signal is sent to the drive circuit of piezoelectric actuator A-7, A-7.
As shown in figure 23, a wire-protecting sleeve pipe 180 reaches being installed among the cavity N of control gear, and many are shielded and protect in sleeve pipe 180 with the lead that touch switch 153,154,155 links to each other with control gear C-4 respectively.
Figure 27 shows the structure of control gear C-4, and power switch 153, temperature setting switch 154, flow are set up switch 155, hand detector 161 all links to each other with input interface S with Temperature Detector 170.The a pair of piezoelectric actuator A-7, the A-7 that regulate the hot water or cold water of being respectively applied for links to each other with output interface t.
Describe below in conjunction with 23,24 and 27 pairs of modes of operation of accompanying drawing with water tap F of said structure.
As shown in figure 27, the temperature of mixing water and flow are subscribed by manipulation temperature setting switch 154 and flow setting switch 155.
Therefore, when the user was stretched to dewatering outlet 123 with hand, hand detector 161 adversarys detected and send testing signal and make output.
According to this testing signal, control gear C-4 accesses the sequence of operation program of piezoelectric element e, f, g from storage u, and carry out PID control according to the true temperature of this program and the detected mixing water of detector and flow and predetermined temperature and the deviation of flow, and regulate the temperature and the flow of 123 mixing waters that flow out that mixes by mixing valve M through the dewatering outlet.
In aforesaid operations, because the structure of piezoelectric actuator, make plug d corresponding to each pulse or one several microns the stroke (as a worm) of moving forward or backward, thereby the aperture of regulation valve body 137,138 accurately and fine, cause thus to the temperature of mixing water and flow accurately and fine adjustments, final from the dewatering outlet 123 mixing waters that obtain temperature required and flow.
Temperature is set up switch 154 or flow is set up temperature or the flow that switch 155 just can change mixing water easily by handling.
In this embodiment, by flow detector of installing in going out circulation road 124, just can record actual flow, control gear C-4 just can more effectively regulate the flow of mixing water according to this flow detection value.
The 3rd embodiment:
Present embodiment relates to a kind of automatic water supply system.
Figure 28 shows this automatic water supply system, and it consists essentially of the flow direction control valve M2 that hot water or cold water's mixing valve M1 and change the flow direction (for example from the shower nozzle to the bathtub or in contrast) of mixing water selectively.
The structure of mixing valve M1 at first is described below.
In Figure 28, cylinder one box-shaped shell of label 210 expression, a pair of circulation road 211,212 of going into is equipped with at the two ends of housing 210 accordingly.
Go into circulation road 211,212 and be used separately as and be cold water channel and hot water channel, their outer opening is communicated with cold water pipe 213 and hot-water line 214 respectively, and their inner opening is communicated with a pair of chamber 215,216 respectively.
Be provided with one at the middle part of housing 210 and go out circulation road 217.
Go out circulation road 217 and be used as the mixing water passage, its outer opening is communicated with mixed conduit 218, and its interior bifurcated opening is communicated with chamber 215,216 respectively by barrier film 219,220.
Two ends at the bifurcated opening form main valve seat 217a, 217a.
Be provided with the automatically operated valve that is used to regulate current that has a piezoelectric actuator A-9 between two main valve seat 217a, 217a, this valve has following structure.
The structure of this valve is: piezoelectric actuator A-9 is according to the identical operate of piezoelectric actuator A-1, and only the two ends of plug d are used to respectively apply effect to the barrier film 219,220 as valve body work.
Contact to this barrier film 219,220 flexibles, and be attached among inwall 215a, the 216a of a pair of chamber 215,216 with being mounted to the outer periphery watertight that makes it with main valve seat 217a, 217a.
Because this structure, when piezoelectric actuator A-9 activates, plug 209 or to left or to right-hand motion.For example, when plug 209 when left moves, the top of the actuating rod 209a that links to each other with plug 209 left ends contacts with the leading opening 219b of barrier film 219, and the top of the actuating rod 209a that links to each other with plug 209 right-hand members contacts with the leading opening 220b of barrier film 220 or away from.
Therefore, utilize the actuating of piezoelectric actuator A-9, cold water of sending here from Cold water supply pipe 213 and the hot water of sending here from hot water supply pipe 214 are mixed, and mixed mixing water is emitted from going out circulation road 217.
In Figure 28, label 221,221a represent bullport, and the diameter of this bullport is less than the diameter of leading opening 219b, 219b.Label 222,222a represent a pair of pressure chamber.
Be used for changing selectively the flow flow direction control valve M2 of direction of mixing water and be arranged on the downstream of above-mentioned mixing valve M1, and have following structure.
The structure of flow direction control valve M2 just from following some be essentially identical with mixing valve M1.It has housing, flow channel and is used to regulate the automatically operated valve of current, and this automatically operated valve is arranged between two main valve seats 242,242 and has a piezoelectric actuator A-10, and the structure of piezoelectric actuator A-10 is identical with piezoelectric actuator A-9.But on some, flow direction control valve M2 and mixing valve M1 structurally are distinguishing following.The flow channel of the flow channel of valve M2 and valve M1 is symmetrical, and its plug structurally has significant difference with the plug 209 of valve M1.
That is, flow channel 240 bifurcateds that are communicated with the mixed conduit 218 of mixing valve M1 form a pair of go into circulation road 240a, 240a, a pair of go out circulation road 241,241a respectively with go into circulation road 240a, 240a and be communicated with.
About plug, plug comprises a cylindrical shape plug cover 251, a pair ofly be slidably disposed on actuating rod 251a, 251a that plug overlaps 251 two ends to overlap 251 two ends from plug protruding, spring 200S be arranged on plug overlap 251 two ends between, be used for providing biasing force to actuating rod 251a, 251a.Because this structure, when plug under the effect of piezoelectric actuator A-10 during any direction motion to the left and right, actuating rod 251a, 251a will correspondingly act on the barrier film 242,242.
In the drawings, the leading opening of label 250,250 expressions, label 247,247 expression overflow holes, label 248,248 expression pressure chambers.
Figure 29 shows the control gear C-5 that is used to control piezoelectric actuator A-9 and A-10.
As shown in figure 29, the structure of control gear C-5 is identical with control gear C-1.Wherein, temperature is set up switch 260, Temperature Detector 261, bifurcated passage selector switch 262 and 263, bifurcated passage off switch 264 and flow detector 265 all link to each other with input interface S, and the piezoelectric actuator A-9, the A-10 that are used to regulate mixing valve M1 and flow direction control valve M2 then link to each other with output interface t.
After from storage u, accessing the sequential operation program, starting piezoelectric actuator A-9, and the temperature of control mixing water, and starting piezoelectric actuator A-10, the flow direction of then controlling the flow of mixing water and selecting mixing water for example, flows to bathtub or in contrast from shower nozzle.
Operational circumstances below in conjunction with Figure 28 and 29 couples of piezoelectric actuator A-9, A-10 is further described.
As shown in figure 28, mix and the temperature of the mixing water that flows along mixed conduit 218 is detected by Temperature Detector 261 by mixing valve M1, and send detected temperature T m to control gear C-5.
Control gear C-5 implements PID control according to the detected temperatures Tm of mixing water and the difference △ T between the predetermined temperature Ts, and starting piezoelectric actuator A-9 makes it the aperture that reaches predetermined so that open or close the barrier film 219,219 that constitutes valve body.The flow that is by convection into the hot water or cold water of mixed conduit 218 is simultaneously regulated, and finally obtains having temperature required mixing water in mixed conduit 218.
Then, the degree that surpasses permission as the detected temperatures Tm and the difference △ T between predetermined temperature Ts of mixing water.Perhaps when handling any bifurcated passage switch 262,263, control gear C-5 accesses the sequential operation program from storage u, and send control signal to drive circuit, make this circuit pulsed voltage is provided for piezoelectric element e, f, the g of piezoelectric actuator A-10, thereby make plug cover 251 towards left or right-hand motion.
Because the motion of plug cover 251, make that barrier film 242,243 is acted on, thereby close fully or mixed conduit 240 and two connections that go out between the circulation road 241,241 that termination is communicated with mixing water supplying pipe 218, perhaps close or stop mixed conduit 240 and any connection that goes out between the circulation road 241,241.Interrupt the supply of mixing water thus fully, perhaps only mixing water is fed to any one and goes out in the circulation road 241,241 to change flow direction.
In addition, in this embodiment, being used for mixing valve M1 and flow direction control valve M2 uses barrier film 219,220,242,243 as valve body, and these barrier films the 219,220,242, the 243rd, operate by the plug of piezoelectric actuator A-9, A-10, so can utilize minimum electric power that valve M1, M2 are opened or closed, thereby saved the energy, can also guarantee the temperature and the flow direction of water are carried out accurate and quick control simultaneously.
Claims (2)
1, a kind of automatically operated mixing valve that is used to regulate current comprises:
A. housing, it have a pair of channel system that becomes a mandarin, one single go out circulation road system and a pair of connected part that is arranged in housing, each connected part inside forms a valve seat respectively, the described channel system and go out the circulation road system and communicated with each other by described connected part of becoming a mandarin
B. a pair of valve body that operationally is arranged in the described housing, each valve body can towards or away from a corresponding valve seat motion, and can enter with corresponding valve seat and contact, flow through the current of a corresponding connected part with adjusting,
C. be arranged in the described housing, be used to operate the actuator of described a pair of valve body.
It is characterized in that:
Described automatically operated mixing valve links to each other with a position control valve, and described position control valve comprises:
D. one second housing, it has a single channel system that becomes a mandarin, a pair ofly goes out circulation road system and a pair of connected part that is positioned at this second housing, form a valve seat respectively in the connected part in each second housing, the channel system and go out the circulation road system and communicate with each other of becoming a mandarin of described second housing by the connected part in described second housing
F. a pair of valve body that operationally is arranged in described second housing, each valve body can towards or away from one in second housing corresponding valve seat motion, and can enter with a corresponding valve seat in second housing and contact, flow through the current of a corresponding connected part in second housing with adjusting
G. be arranged in second housing, be used to operate the actuator of described a pair of valve body,
F. the conduit system that is communicated with the channel system that becomes a mandarin that circulation road system and described position control valve of described mixing valve,
Above-mentioned actuator all is a piezoelectric actuator, each described piezoelectric actuator comprises the cylindrical shape piezoelectrics and the coaxial plug that is arranged in these piezoelectrics that are made of a plurality of annular piezoelectric elements, described plug can be according to triggering axially reciprocating in described piezoelectrics of described piezoelectric element, and described plug also has a pair of end that contacts with a corresponding described valve body respectively.
2,, it is characterized in that each described valve body is made of barrier film according to the automatically operated mixing valve of claim 1.
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